k down on the porcelain plate.
ide the Sutton family's Long Island estate. T
he tapped her manicured fingernail aga
es were fixed on Ellery's flat
n food. "I am following the doctor's
gner handbag and pulled out a folded piec
d. "You need to quit that little dressmaking hobby of yours. Y
against her ribs. "My studio is not a hobby
ening. Goldia's face turned a dangerous sh
r back. The wooden legs scraped
coat from the back of her
n, Holland. I am not finished
m for argument. "This conversation is over." He grabb
er toward th
ked from the dining roo
hed the heavy oak doors ope
ry's face. Holland practically threw her in
the hood, and got into the driver's se
The tires screeched against the gravel driv
y turned her head and stared out the window. T
les were stark white. He yanked the wheel har
ulled into the private underground
in silence. The doors slid open. Holland immediatel
feet ached. She turned her body
crystal glass filled with amber whiskey.
n between his thumb and index fing
like a mute tonight
just playing the part. Isn't that what your mo
ed. The muscle in his
he marble bar counter. The glass didn't
d scooped her u
Ellery yelled,
nd kicked the master bedroom door open. He threw he
climbed over her, pinning her wrists to the mattress a
vy. The sound of their ragge
her. He stood up and pulled his bathr
wn at her. Ellery pulled the thick duvet up
and sneered. His voice was cruel and d
opper. She refused to let the tears fall. She
oom door. He placed his ha
rning at nine sharp," he ord
r click
washed over her. She wrapped her arms around her
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